self-assured

[self-uh-shoord]

adjective

1. self-confident.

   Synonyms: positive, cocky, confident, assured

self-assured

adjective

1. confident of one's own worth

Other Word Forms

• self-assuredness noun
• self-assuredly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-assured¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Grimes’ vocals still dart and jab around most tracks, but tracks like “California” carry the unmistakable, self-assured delivery of a person who just started making their own granola.

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The resulting sequence brims with delightful wonder and manifests her spunky, self-assured personality.

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Although nearly everyone working for him was older, “He was very self-assured,” James Cannon, a member of Ford’s White House team, said years later.

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Her breezy, layered menswear in that film became a cultural touchstone, symbolizing a new kind of womanhood — intellectual, self-assured and a little eccentric.

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But, after qualifying for the World Championship semi-finals fourth fastest overall after winning his heat, the outspoken 28-year-old remained as self-assured as ever.

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Related Words

• assured 
• confident 
• courageous 
• overconfident